"The only one harming Wildbow is Wildbow for not offering a competing version. Not sure investors backing out qualifies as harm, but if so then that's on the investors. If they don't want to invest because they don't like the legal climate that's their choice. They're inclined to wait and push things like SOPA & TPP, but that's a can of worms I'll avoid going into here. > finding out how easy it was to make such books. As such I and others would prefer if you kept it private. That's true of any fiction posted to Wordpress or other sites. Once it's online you should assume it's freely and easily available. If you don't then you don't know what you're doing. The fact that people have fair use rights is something that needs more publicity not less. > It is their business, because... I'm saying fair use is not their business. Are you saying Wildbow's wishes or potential investor's wishes trump fair use rights? In practice they have, but might doesn't make right. > you make it easier for..." - Tanath